The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Air Rule Would Alter Development
California is considering dramatic new rules that would require developers to address air pollution impacts.
Suburb-to-Suburb Rail Line Proposed For Chicago
Metra announced plans for a suburban rail link between O'Hare International Airport and the Chicago suburbs.
Phoenix's New Underground People Mover
A new underground people mover will ferry passengers from Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport to the proposed light rail system.
Urban Planners, Not Military Planners, Blamed For Looming War
Ian Roberts blames urban planners for the looming war in Iraq.
Brentwood, TN Rejects Walkable Main Street
The barons of Brentwood, Tennessee find the prospect of people walking to work in nearby offices about as attractive as second-hand smoke in a doctor’s office.
Civil War V. Civic Good
Old and new clash on site proposed for development of a 24-story glass office tower. Several Civil War-era buildings will be razed if construction continues as planned.
An International Congestion Pricing Trend?
In what is shaping up to be an international trend, transportation planners in Mumbai, India are considering following London's lead in taxing drivers entering the central city.
'Blue Shirt' Might Stay In Closet
At a time when northern cities want to shed their "rust-belt" image as manufacturing centers, a piece of proposed public art in Milwaukee reinforces that very notion. But it might not do so for much longer.
Housing In L.A.'s Commercial Corridors
A Los Angeles planner assesses a newly-passed ordinance promoting new housing in L.A.'s commercial corridors.
Cash Collides With Taste
A major benefactor clashes with art museum.
Denver: High And Mighty
APA profiles the history of planning in Denver in preparation for the 2003 APA conference.
More Public Participation Needed For LAX Redevelopment
Los Angeles City Councilmember Cindy Miscikowski discusses the steps necessary to properly plan for the redevelopment of LAX.
After 9-11, New Safety Measures For Skyscrapers
One of the first skyscrapers to be designed after 9-11, the 7 World Trade Center building uses new safety measures.
Clarifying The Influence Of Dillon's Rule On Growth Management
This paper probes the definition and use of Dillon's rule and finds that it neither prohibits nor hinders action to limit sprawl.
Who Is Behind The Nation's Biggest Transit Debacles?
An article widely circulated on the Internet details the nation's biggest transit debacles by Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, and Parsons Transportation Corp.
Tadao Ando's Work Of Art
The new building for the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth has created a small tourist boom.
E-Government And Planning Profiles
From time to time, a new technology emerges that truly empowers citizens. In the case of urban planning, it is a new tool called Neighborhood Knowledge California (NKCA).
Buffalo Commons, East?
A new film from director Richard Linklater offers a daring vision for the World Trade Center memorial: A 16-acre park full of free-roaming bison.
The State Of Afghanistan's Environment
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) reports on the state of Afghanistan's environment and cities.
The Favored WTC Design: A New Horror?
New York Post real estate columnist Steve Cuozzo offers a scathing and gutsy indictment of the the 'Libeskind Express' proposal for the World Trade Center.
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